RE: I give up. I need help!!
Hi,
On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Klaus, John wrote:
> Thanks Sebastiaan,
>
> 1. I don't currently have a copy of 2.2.
>
Get one. I think this will solve much problems. I have jumped in Debian at
version 2.2r0 so I do not know which approvements you can expect or what
problems there were with 2.1. If you have a good internet connection
(cheap) you can upgrade to 2.2. This will download approxmiately
300-500MB of packages. If not, find someone who has and burn a couple of
CD's or get them somewhere for about $5 per CD. It is really worth it.
> 2. Yes I have had X working. The book says in chapter 10
>
Ok, that is good.
>
> Aside from that I really don't care if I have Gnome or KDE. Gnome
> is because it is supposed to be there and convenient.
>
But why Gnome or KDE? These are heavy WM, and will slow your system down
enormously. To be onest, I myself find a lighter WM more practical (using
fvwm95 on a 200MHz pentium, 64 MB ram). I can work with StarOffice 5.2,
but I have to be patient.
> 3.) I am still trying to learn all of the little ins and out in all of
> this.
> at this point for me, I have to accept what the book says is true.
>
> So, how do I fix this with what I have??
>
I am sorry, but your problem lies before my experience with Debian, I am
afraid I can not help you out more.
Succes,
Sebastiaan
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sebastiaan [mailto:S.Breedveld@ITS.TUDelft.NL]
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 1:21 PM
> To: Klaus, John
> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: I give up. I need help!!
>
>
> High,
>
> On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Klaus, John wrote:
>
> > Dear Sir,
> >
> > I have tried and tried, did I say I tried, to get Debian 2.1
> > installed and configured
> > with Gnome on just one machine at home. I find this to be a most
> impossible
> > task.
> >
> Why do you not use Debian 2.2? Perhaps this will sovle a lot of problems.
>
> >
> > Admittedly, I was able to get Xwindows configured with the Dummies
> > book. But,
> > attempting to add Gnome, by the book, only locked up my computer and left
> me
> > to a reinstall
> > as my only recourse. I was unable to even log in to do any kind of
> > recovery.
> So you have been able to boot up X and log in with a simple window manager
> like twm or fvwm95? First make sure this works, then go further.
>
> > If I can't get Gnome up and running with Debian, I will have to settle on
> > another version of
> > Linux. I hate to settle. I want the most stable version of OS I can get
> my
> Do you really have to use Gnome? Not that it is bad, but you seem very
> fixated on this. From where do you have the gnome packages? As far as I
> know, the Gnome desktop is still not a part of the official Debian
> distribution, partly because it was quite unstable.
>
> > This is what I have:
> >
> > 1) A mid-tower case.
> > 2) An FIC PA2005 motherboard, with the latest BIOS.
> > 3) Intel 166MMX CPU
> > 4) 64 Meg of 72 pin EDO RAM
> > 5) SiS 6326 4 Meg video card.
>
> Beleive me, you push your computer to the limits when using a heavy
> desktop like Gnome (or KDE). I advise a lighter window manager.
>
>
> > 6) Sound Blaster PCI 512 Sound Card
> > 7) Sony Vivitron 15 monitor. 31.5-64kHz vertical 50-120Hz Horizontal
> >
> > The what I want list:
> >
> > 1.) Stability.
> Debian 2.2r4 is pretty stable
>
> > 2.) A user friendly load and configure routine.
> apt and dpkg
> > 3.) Something I can record my LP's onto and make CD's from.
> Will work, although I have not done it myself.
>
> > 4.) Something I can design my personal electronics projects
> > with.
> > 5.) And, be able to run "Star Office".
> >
> Works fine, but version 5.2 is very slow.
>
> Greetz,
> Sebastiaan
>
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